Take on the incredible challenge of tackling the peaks in the 76,000 acre Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado. The Indian Peaks challenge includes 35 peaks with at least 300 ft prominence and also sentimental favorite South Arapaho Peak. Note that this challenge excludes off-limits peaks lying in the City of Boulder Watershed. Only an hour drive from Boulder and 1.5 hrs from Denver to an enormous peak paradise.
Highest peak
North Arapaho Peak
13,508 ft / 4,117 m
Most prominent peak
North Arapaho Peak
1,665 ft / 507 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Audubon
38 summits
Most difficult peak
Old Baldy
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 1 peak
Class 3/4 1 peak
Highlights
Latest summits
"1. Part of Middle St. Vrain overnighter with Noah and Aaron. Truly is a meadow mountain. Note on GPX that I left my backpack at the saddle with my GPS inside when summiting. The GPX is also of the 1st day only.
2. 2nd peak on the Middle St. Vrain overnighter with Aaron and Noah. Turned back due to thunder. Note that the GPX shows only the first day of the trip." — benyboy • Sep 13, 2023
"1. Part of Middle St. Vrain overnighter with Noah and Aaron. Truly is a meadow mountain. Note on GPX that I left my backpack at the saddle with my GPS inside when summiting. The GPX is also of the 1st day only.
2. 2nd peak on the Middle St. Vrain overnighter with Aaron and Noah. Turned back due to thunder. Note that the GPX shows only the first day of the trip." — benyboy • Sep 13, 2023
"Day hike with Leah and Pat. Lost the trail coming down from the peak to the saddle with Old Baldy and did some scrambly routefinding. Great trip but I was not acclimated yet after returning to town 6 days prior and felt like trash on the ride home!" — benyboy • Aug 9, 2023
"7/23/23: Final Level 2 scramble of the ASC with the CMC. From Fourth of July TH we made good time to Arapaho Pass with a brief stop at the mine shaft. Upon reaching the north ridge we found the rock to be bomber easy Class 3 with a short Class 3+ and down climb until we reached the Dihedral. I had been given the lead but no one followed me up the crux except for the instructors (everyone else skirted around it to the left). After another 3+ down climb we ascended the final crux (easy C4) and the made our way to the summit. An absolutely beautiful and extremely aesthetic ridge scramble under perfect skies and temps! We continued down the south ridge and then cut east down the scree gully to a short glissade and then between the Neva Lakes. We would mostly contour back north to the Arapaho Pass Trl before heading back down-trail. All in all one of the most fun days in the Rockies!
(10.2/3340)" — LoneWolf • Jul 23, 2023
"7/8/23: ASC-CMC from Fourth of July TH. I went up the night before to try and snag a site at Buchanan CG and once again got lucky by getting the last “dispersed” site available in the back of the campground. The objective, I thought, was to complete the Arapaho Traverse as the first Level 2 scramble during the course. Unfortunately, it took us over 5 and a half hours just to start the scramble. At the first step, one of the participants freaked out and we had to rope her up. At the second one she totally checked out. The rest of us continued around the bend to the first crux (ramp) and then were told we were turning around. No real explanation; just poorly managed. The Traverse and North Arapaho will have to wait.
Total: (8.9/3460)" — LoneWolf • Jul 8, 2023